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Dominican Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 40.6% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$6.57 DOP411.58	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$7.06 DOP442.46	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.92 DOP57.93	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.60 DOP37.72	-73.6%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.44 DOP90.24	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.10 DOP193.95
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.52 DOP283.01	-51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.74 DOP109.04	-68.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.20 DOP137.55	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.17 DOP73.56	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.37 DOP23.31	-73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.09 DOP68.57
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.70 DOP44.03	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.67 DOP42.11	-33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.96 DOP60.20	+14.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.63 DOP290.23
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,959.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.50 DOP1,284.36

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$31.80 DOP1,991.85
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	-34.9%
Average			-36.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$203.07 DOP12,721.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.40 DOP150.14	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.93 DOP120.94	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.53 DOP283.86
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$28.27 DOP1,770.84
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.24 DOP390.62	-0.9%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.79 DOP2,743.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.99 DOP5,888.08
Average			-45.5%

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